The nationwide initiative, Operation Take Back America, is focused on getting Fentanyl off the streets, including within our local community. The Department of Justice issued a press release on Monday stating that 47-year-old Travis Davies of Vernal was sentenced to 97 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release after he trafficked narcotics, including hundreds of blue fentanyl pills. On June 5, 2025, Davies pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. According to court documents and admissions made at Davies’ change of plea and sentencing hearings, on November 9, 2024, law enforcement seized 296 blue fentanyl pills (33 grams) during an executed search warrant at his residence in Vernal. Law enforcement also seized a digital scale and several small plastic baggies. Additionally, according to court documents, Davies is known to law enforcement as a distributor of fentanyl and was caught with pills while on pretrial release for multiple other drug trafficking cases. He has also obstructed justice while under investigation for drug trafficking cases. The case was investigated by the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office’s Vernal Resident Agency.
